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Career & Clubs
Early career
A native of Clondalkin, Shields played youth football for St Francis and spent ten years there before joining League of Ireland side Bray Wanderers where he initially played for their U20 side.
Bray Wanderers
Shields made his senior League of Ireland debut with the first team in the final game of the 2008 season in a 2–0 defeat away to Sligo Rovers. He became a first team player in the 2009 season and was part of a Bray side that battled to preserve its Premier Division status during his time with the club. The highlight of his time with Bray was an extraordinary promotion/relegation playoff match with Monaghan United in November 2010. Shields scored an own goal in the 119th minute which saw his side fall behind. Celebrations from Monaghan fans resulted in a perimeter wall collapsing and a long delay. When play resumed, Shields set up an equalizing goal for Bray and he then scored the winning penalty kick in the shoot-out that followed.
Dundalk
Shields left Bray at the end of the 2011 campaign and was a free agent training with Leinster Senior League side Booth Road Celtic F.C. when then-Dundalk manager Sean McCaffrey offered him the opportunity to move to Louth as club captain. He was part of a team that struggled badly in the 2012 season and only avoided relegation because Monaghan United went out of business during the year. McCaffrey left his post during the year, but Dundalk succeeded in staying in the topflight after winning a…
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- Dundalk F.C.
- Club
- Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
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- Linfield F.C.
- National team
- Ireland
Legacy
Dundalk League of Ireland Premier Division (5): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 FAI Cup (3): 2015, 2018, 2020 League of Ireland Cup (3): 2014, 2017, 2019 President's Cup (3): 2015, 2019, 2021 Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2014–15 Champions Cup (1): 2019 Linfield NIFL Premiership (1): 2021–22 Individual PFAI Team of the Year (2): 2018, 2019 FAI League Player of the Year (1): 2018 NIFL Premiership Team of the Year (1): 2021–22 Linfield Player of the Year (1): 2021–22 Ulster Footballer of the Year (1): 2021–22 NIFWA Player of the Year (1): 2021–22
Clubs
Played together with
- Alan KellyBray Wanderers A.F.C.
Alan MannusLinfield F.C. · 2000–2009- Albert WatsonLinfield F.C. · 2011–2013
- Alex RussellLinfield F.C. · 1946–1961
Alf McMichaelLinfield F.C. · 1945–1949- Allan McGrawLinfield F.C. · 1969–1970
Amby FogartyBray Wanderers A.F.C. · 1972–1974- Andy McEvoyBray Wanderers A.F.C. · 1955–1956
- Anthony WhelanBray Wanderers A.F.C. · 1987–1988
- Anthony WhelanBray Wanderers A.F.C. · 1997–1998
- Anthony WhelanDundalk F.C. · 1994–1996
- Bertie FultonDundalk F.C. · 1926–1926
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Identifiers & aliases
Chris Shields is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Linfield in the Irish Premiership. He previously played for Bray Wanderers where he played for four seasons before joining Dundalk, where he remained for more than nine seasons.
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